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7/06/2011

Cute Cotton Kitty

I love the colors available in cotton yarn and have slowly built up quite a little hoard of it. Each skein begs me every time I go in the craft room to do something adorable with it, and I have finally found an answer... meet Kitty.

She's a lanky lass and just the friend for summertime fun all year round. Made from touchably soft cotton yarn, this playtime pal has the durability of the dish cloths your grandmother used to make with all the appeal of a purrfect handmade friend. Take your kitty for a splash in the pool -- she’s sure to dry out -- and when everyone has rested up from their adventures, you can bet your kitty will be the first one to the car for ice cream!

My Cute Cotton Kitty pattern is available on Ravelry for $3.00. Or, if you want the pattern hand-delivered to your email inbox, you can purchase it on Etsy for $5.00 (remember -- the price is different because Etsy charges me more per transaction and I have to do a bit of extra work to get the patterns delivered).

I have also been whipping up quite a few of these kitties for my own personal enjoyment (the pattern is actually that much fun to make) and should be offering them very soon in my Etsy shop. Keep your eyes on my Facebook page for updates!

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What is amigurumi?

Amigurumi(編み包み) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll. Amigurumi are typically cute animals (such as bears, rabbits, cats, dogs, etc.), but can include inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features. Amigurumi can be either knitted or crocheted. In recent years crocheted amigurumi are more popular and more commonly seen.